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CF Industries: CF

Industrial farming, as it is, depends heavily on fertilizer. The primary pure-play competitors in the fertilizer space who reside in the US are CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Intrepid Industries (IPI), and Nutrient (NUT). This article is for paid members…
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Chevron: CVX

Unlike the average investor, we like the oil & gas sector of the economy. As much as we would like to see a transition to more efficient energy sources, that is just not happening. All we have to do is…
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What Ails UnitedHealth? (updated)

The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled by Fortune magazine. It ranks the top 500 U.S. companies by total revenue and is typically released around this time each year. The list includes both publicly traded and privately held companies.…
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Selling Volatility: SVXY

Selling volatility is a yield strategy. Volatility traders buy vol when it is cheap and sell it when it is expensive. Options market makers buy and sell options against stock as they provide liquidity to the market. That removes 80%…
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Panning for yield.

Most investors, particularly when they first start investing, are primarily concerned with capital appreciation. Parents saving for a child’s college education will only withdraw from those savings once their son or daughter begins attending. Saving for a down payment on…
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Discover Financial Services: DFS

Credit card products are the most profitable products in the financial services industry. I am also the most volatile. When the economy is chugging along, defaults are low and profits are high. When the economy goes into recession, defaults and…
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What To Do This Options Expiration Week

Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of this week. Since we have 6 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss now so you have time to decide…

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Home Depot (HD) Earnings Preview

The Home Depot, Inc. is a home improvement retailer that sells building materials and home improvement products. The Company sells a wide assortment of building materials, home improvement, and lawn…

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The Week Ahead 5-15-2017

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Global Hack: Do you WannaCry?

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Brexit on Its Way, French Have a New President: What’s Next for the Euro?

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Is It Time to Hedge Once Again?

The equity markets are at an interesting juncture. After ripping higher since the election, equities, in general, have begun to move sideways. When that process started differs by market cap.…

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Discovery Communications (DISCA): Earnings Update

Discovery Communication presented their Q1-2017 financial results on Tuesday (10-May-2017). Revenues rose 3% YOY to 1.6 billion, unfortunately, net income fell 18% to $215 million. Earnings per share fell by…

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Wayfair Inc. (W): Another Overreaction Fueled by a Wicked Short Squeeze

Wayfair Inc (W) reported earnings yesterday. The ensuing price action only goes to prove what John Maynard Keynes said many years ago... "The market can stay irrational longer than you can…

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Tyson Foods (TSN) Reports: The Street Hates & Overreacts

Tyson Foods (TSN) one of our long positions (We sold a put spread. Click here to see the original article.) reported earnings yesterday. For fiscal Q2-2017, the company reported GAAP EPS…

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Last Week in Review & What’s Next

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